G/SPS/N/BRA/2226  
7 November 2023  
(23-7505) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  BRAZIL  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Secretariat of Animal and Plant Health and Inspection (SDA)  
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Animal product  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Ordinance SDA/MAPA No. 909 , of 18 October 2023. 
Submits to public consultation, for a period of 75 (seventy -five) days, the draft Ordinance 
that approves the guidelines of the National Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Program 
for the application of official prevention and surveillance measures and for maintaining the 
classification of insignificant risk of Encephalopathy Bovine spongiforme in th e country . 
Language(s):  Portuguese . Number of pages:  8 
https://www.in.gov.br/web/dou/ -/portaria -sda/mapa -n-909-de-18-de-outubro -de-2023-
518109932  
https://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2023/SPS/BRA/23_13355_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Submits to public consultation, the draft Ordinance that 
approves the guidelines of the National Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Program for 
the applic ation of official prevention and surveillance measures and for maintaining the 
classification of insignificant risk of Encephalopathy Bovine spongiforme in the country.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial num ber of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/BRA/2226  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be defined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be defined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : To be defined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 6 January 2024  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enqui ry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock  
Secretariat of Trade and International Relations  
E-mail: sps@agro.gov.br  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock  
Secretariat of Trade and International Relations  
E-mail: sps@agro.gov.br